The University of Pittsburgh French and Italian Graduate Student Association

contact email:

pitt.frit.conference@gmail.com

This two-day conference aims to center its discussion around the role of various contacts in a multitude of relationships within French and Italian studies. Participants are invited to consider the instances and implications of conflict, aggression, collaboration, pleasure, and desire within these voluntary or forced groupings, ranging from literature to cultural studies and beyond. Relevant themes and topics may include, but are not limited to the following relationships:

We welcome abstracts from graduate and undergraduate students in all humanities and social science disciplines as well as all time periods. Presentations in English will be limited to a reading time of 20 minutes (8-10 pages). MLA-style abstracts of no more than 250 words should include a cover letter indicating the title, author’s name, affiliation, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.